Greece has been on the receiving end of specific security challenges and unilateral actions by Turkey, which have undermined NATO‘s unity throughout 2020, including a confrontation in the Mediterranean for 35 days.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his commitment to a sincere and bona fide dialogue with Turkey held in a context of reciprocity, stressing that he has been waiting for quite some time for Turkey to exhibit this spirit of reciprocity, and warned that "if our calls to dialogue remain unanswered, then it will be inevitable for the European Union to take steps to safeguard its strategic interests and the interests of its member states."
"As I have said many times this year, Greece and Turkey should talk and -if we do not agree- then we should settle our disputes by appealing to the International Court of Justice at The Hague, and let the rule of law prevail," he concluded.
It is noteworthy that the visit of Turkey's Erdogan to the Varosha region in the north of Cyprus a few days ago, which was a luxurious tourist resort and became a "ghost town" within the buffer zone established by the United Nations and divided the island after the Turkish invasion of the north in 1974, which sparked widespread international criticism.
In that context, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General confirmed that the organization followed developments in Varosha with concern, and said that the UN position has not changed, and the parties are invited to avoid unilateral measures.
Greek Cypriots also demonstrated in the southern half of the island, at a crossing along the buffer zone, against the Turkish president's visit.
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